2019 ASHS Annual Conference
Integrating Cover Crops Successfully into High Tunnel Production Systems
Integrating Cover Crops Successfully into High Tunnel Production Systems
Thursday, July 25, 2019: 10:55 AM
Montecristo 1 (Tropicana Las Vegas)
Soil quality and health can be a major concern in high tunnel systems due to intensive production practices in addition to the exclusion of rain. We have identified strategies that organic growers can utilize in order to implement cover crops during fallow periods as well as between successive cash crops. This presentation will discuss the economic implications and challenges that must be overcome in order to successfully integrate cover crops into these intensive systems.